Consultation on spent criminal convictions and cautions
The Faculty Office is consulting on its decision to apply for a statutory instrument to allow us to know spent convictions and cautions of notaries and notary applicants. Full details of the proposals...
View ArticleMaster’s Annual Address
The Master of the Faculties gives an address to the Annual Conference of the Notaries Society about the profession and the Faculty Office. Copies of the report are available to read here: Master’s...
View ArticleContinuing Professional Education Requirement 2022
Under the Notaries (Required Continuing Professional Education)(Anti-Money Laundering Training) Order 2022 at least one of the credit points required to be obtained by each notary, whether as part of...
View ArticleGuidance on remote notarisation
This guidance aims to assist notaries in deciding whether it is appropriate to authenticate the signing or execution of a document or otherwise intervene remotely using remote technologies and sets...
View ArticleRegister of overseas entities – Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement)...
This is a reminder for all notaries that have clients which may be affected by this legislation. Under the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 all overseas entities (being a legal...
View ArticleLegal Ombudsman Scheme Rules resources
Guidance on the changes: this document outlines the key changes to the LeO’s Scheme Rules and includes suggested wording for service providers to use in their client care letters- both before and...
View ArticleLegal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) – Advisory Notice
This notice is supplementary to the main LSAG guidance and does not supersede it. The guidance explores the key risks arising from the legal and illegal use of informal value transfer systems in the...
View ArticleProliferation Financing
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 which came into force in September 2022 have created a new obligation for regulated entities to identify, assess and...
View ArticleHigh Risk Countries
The list of high-risk countries is set out in schedule 3ZA of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017. The Money Laundering and...
View ArticleThe Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) updates
The Legal Sector Affinity Group (LSAG) has published the latest update of its HM Treasury approved guidance on preventing money laundering in the legal sector. The changes reflect the recent...
View ArticleSuspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)
Those working in the regulated sector are required under Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and the Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) to submit a Suspicious Activity Report if in the course of...
View ArticleJob Vacancy at UCL – Notarial Practice Lead
UCL’s Faculty of Laws is currently seeking to appoint a qualified professional to lead the second year of the UCL Notarial Practice Course. Background UCL’s Faculty of Laws is a dynamic, highly...
View ArticleReview of the UK’s AML/CTF Regulatory and Supervisory Regime – Consultation
The 2022 Review of the UK’s AML/CTF regulatory and supervisory regime concluded that while there had been continued improvement to the regime, some weaknesses in supervision may need to be addressed...
View ArticleCriminal Record Checks – Guidance
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 provides a list of certain professions and employment that are excepted from the application of the 1974 Act for which complete...
View ArticleConsultation on Practising Certificate Fees & Business Plan update July 202
The Faculty Office has launched its annual survey on the level of Practising Certificate Fee payable for the practising certificate year commencing on 1 November 2023. The Consultation runs until 5pm...
View ArticleWebsite Spot Check – Rule 14.2 of the Notaries Practice Rules 2019
Under Rule 14.2 of the Notaries’ Practice Rules 2019 notaries must ensure that clear information on pricing, redress, service, complaints and regulatory information is available for the public to...
View ArticleFaculty Office Response to Consultation on Practising Certificate Fees &...
The Faculty Office launched its annual consultation on the proposed level of practising certificate fees on 18th July 2023 which ran until 14th August 2023. The Consultation document can be found...
View ArticleNotarial Inspector – Job Vacancy
The Faculty Office is seeking to appoint additional members to join its panel of Inspectors to: • Ensure a sufficiently wide geographical spread • Reflect its diverse membership...
View ArticleHome Office Guidance – Document Identification & Verification
The National Document Fraud Unit at the Home Office, has prepared valuable guidance around document identification and verification to increase awareness of the different types of identity documents...
View ArticleAn Ombudsman’s View of Good Costs Service- Third Edition
According to the Legal Ombudsman, costs and cost information frequently feature in the complaints they receive. The Legal Ombudsman’s latest guidance on costs can be found here, which provides...
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